Environment

In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a “net zero skeptic,” but “not a climate skeptic.” Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in […]

Like much of the Western world, Canada is facing a crisis in waste disposal as landfills reach their capacity. In Ontario, a live countdown gives municipal landfills just eight more years before they are full. […]

The Maryland Commission on Climate Change released its 2025 annual report on Dec. 23, offering a new set of recommendations aimed at helping the state meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals while preparing communities for […]

On Dec. 19, at the Target store on Riverside Boulevard, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters—the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and traditional lanes.This post was originally […]

Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.This post […]

California milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol, the one with the chasing arrows, potentially threatening the existence of the ubiquitous beverage containers.This post was originally published on this site.

Pesticides and disinfection by-products are widely detected together in treated drinking water at trace levels worldwide. Both groups are associated with long-term health risks, including cytotoxicity and genotoxicity, raising concern about chronic exposure. Current regulatory […]

For many of us, the holiday season can mean delightful overeating, followed by recriminatory New Year’s resolutions.This post was originally published on this site.

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) scholars has discovered a significant slowdown in Arctic sea ice melting since 2012, with a decrease rate of 11.3% per decade […]

Researchers have developed a tool that reliably predicts where destructive new roads are likely to carve through tropical forests, giving environmentalists and public health officials a head-start in identifying at-risk areas and potential disease outbreaks […]